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Stars and Stripes

Kitz & Co. - Die Kunst des Verschwindens

Why is a baby deer born with white spots - and why do they disappear as it grows? Why is a young wildboar striped? What makes the stripes fade withage? And why is a thrush spotted when it's young,and striped when it's older? «Somatolysis» is the answer. This ancient Greek expression means «dissolution of the body»: by changingits shape and contour. For many animals it's the key to survival in the critical first days and weeks. Itworks like a magic cloak, that makes hatchlings and youngsters virtually invisible.A female deer leaves her fawn unattended for hours.It's not strong enough to follow her, but she needs to graze to produce milk to feed it. The fawn's only hope is to be invisible. Maybe bright white spots aren't such a bad idea in a meadow full of daisies ...